Instructor pilot reported departing publication for the training area west of the airport when ATC r...

Attributes
ACN	1361506
Time
Date	201606
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	PUB.Airport
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport Low Wing 2 Recip Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 8000 Flight Crew Type 1000
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance
Miss Distance	Horizontal 500 Vertical 100

Narrative:

On assigned runway heading was climbing out to the practice area westbound from publication. Tower notified me that an aircraft was at 2 o'clock 3-5 miles away circling north of my position. Tower informed me that the aircraft would remain in that position. I looked; saw the aircraft and stated 'contact.' within a minute; said aircraft had proceeded south on an intercepting course with me (I did not know this). All of the sudden the aircraft was seen in my glare shield at about a 1:30 position; and proceeding on a collision course with me. I exchanged flight controls with the student after stating 'I have the flight controls' and executed a diving maneuver under the aircraft. I informed the tower that the aircraft had not remained where they said it was supposed to be. Later; (returning to the airport for a landing) said aircraft was seen about 1000 feet above the crosswind leg at publication still maneuvering. I told the tower and they said he was doing a survey and was not a factor.I don't believe letting an aircraft doing 'surveys' should be allowed to interfere with an active traffic pattern.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Instructor pilot reported departing PUB for the training area west of the airport when ATC reported an aircraft orbiting north of their path. As they climbed the other aircraft entered above the airport crosswind leg causing a very close encounter. ATC apparently was not aware.

Narrative: On assigned runway heading was climbing out to the practice area westbound from PUB. Tower notified me that an aircraft was at 2 o'clock 3-5 miles away circling north of my position. Tower informed me that the aircraft would remain in that position. I looked; saw the aircraft and stated 'contact.' Within a minute; said aircraft had proceeded south on an intercepting course with me (I did not know this). All of the sudden the aircraft was seen in my glare shield at about a 1:30 position; and proceeding on a collision course with me. I exchanged flight controls with the student after stating 'I have the flight controls' and executed a diving maneuver under the aircraft. I informed the tower that the aircraft had not remained where they said it was supposed to be. Later; (returning to the airport for a landing) said aircraft was seen about 1000 feet above the crosswind leg at PUB still maneuvering. I told the tower and they said he was doing a survey and was not a factor.I don't believe letting an aircraft doing 'surveys' should be allowed to interfere with an active traffic pattern.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Instructor pilot reported departing publication for the training area west of the airport when ATC reported an aircraft orbiting north of their path. As they climbed the other aircraft entered above the airport crosswind leg causing a very close encounter. ATC apparently was not aware.